Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Slagle Creek Bridge

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Deck view, looking south

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Deck view, looking north

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Oblique view

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Close-up of truss

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Slagle Creek on CR 714 near the intersection with CR 720 southwest of Arab
Location: Bollinger County, Missouri
Status: Open to traffic on a gravel road with a 4 ton weight limit
History: Built ca. 1925 by Miller & Borcherding Bridge Builders of St. Louis, the company that built Hargrove Bridge using the same patented truss design
Builder: - Miller & Borcherding Bridge Builders of St. Louis, Missouri
Design: Miller & Borcherding pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 39.0 ft.
Total length: 40.1 ft.
Deck width: 12.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.08602, -90.09962 (decimal degrees)
37°05'10" N, 90°05'59" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Land survey: T. 28 N., R. 9 E., Sec. 18
Inventory numbers: MONBI 18533 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 20894 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 12/2003): Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 30.1 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2004): 50